Charm Pack Cherry free quilt pattern

I was asked a while back if I would like to create a quilt using the Fat Quarter Shop’s latest free pattern, Charm Pack Cherry. Who could resist playing with new Moda Charm Packs, so I said sure! This is my version. This quilt is about 52″ x 54″ (before I washed it) and made from two patterned charm packs and two solid charm packs. The quilt works up super fast.

I chose the new Wishes collection by Sweetwater for Moda. Such a cute collection. I especially love those little pennant flags, not to mention the bias tone-on-tone gingham, which was perfect for the binding too. I was worried that the solid red would be too dominant, but it has really grown on me. I think the texture of the quilting made a big difference (it always does.)

The quilting on this quilt was done by Melissa Kelley of Sew Shabby Quilting. It’s a simple, boxy-square, all-over design and works so well with the design of the quilt. I also gave the quilt a wash to give it that nice, puckery, worn-in feeling.

I used my leftover Wishes charm squares as an accent on the back. The rest of the back was pieced from fabric from my stash. (*pats self on back*)

GIVEAWAY: And on top of that, the Fat Quarter Shop is generously giving away 4 charm packs (2 packs of prints and 2 solids = enough to make your own new Charm Pack Cherry quilt) to one of you! Just leave a comment telling me which charm packs you’d pick! Giveaway open until Sat, March 1 at midnight MST. GIVEAWAY CLOSED

Color me happy, wishes, or April showers, too many good ones to choose. I love your quilt with the red! So striking.

Finally, I just have to share a funny little story about taking the pictures for this post. I always feel a little sheepish taking pictures of quilts out in “the wild”, worried about what people might think. As I was taking this one, and older man rode by on his bike and shouted, “Did you make that blanket?” when I said yes, he yelled,”Good on you!” and kept riding. Thank you nice old man!

Looks like a great pattern! I would choose Giggles–I think it would be a great project for my daughter to make for herself and Giggles is perfect for her (I can always pick out her giggle when she&#39;s in a crowd of girls!) Thanks for the chance to win!

Hm…I&#39;d pick either Sphere or Color Me Happy. Maybe with a grey solid? Although I saw someone else made a Valentines Day one that was pretty cute, too! I really like your use of red solid – I&#39;m on a mission to use more color and less white!

Looks like a pattern my little neighbor could manage. She completed her first quilt in Nov. My choice is the quilt for a cause collection: Love and ( the other one I forgot already) with natural solids

Ooooh, so many choices! I think I&#39;d choose the Darlene Zimmerman&#39;s Classic Mini&#39;s. Your quilt is beautiful. I&#39;m nervous about taking pictures &quot;in the wild&#39; too, especially because we live in a small town. Great story though. Maybe we should be out and about more often, then more people could appreciate our lovely blankets.

This is the perfect pattern for me to use as a beginning quilter! It also would make a perfect gift for me to give to someone whom I owe a debt of gratitude for a wonderful act of kindness. I would choose the April Showers charm pack and probably a solid red to go with it. That combination seems to fit the person to whom I would give the quilt.

I love this in wishes! If choose the same wishes charms but switch up the red charms for some matching blue ones. After all I do live in a house with all boys and the blue would make it the perfect picnic quilt for this summer.

Hmmm. They have such an excellent assortment. I&#39;d go with &#39;Little Black Dress 2&#39; by BasicGrey and &#39;On Time&#39; by Whistler Studios for the print packs and for solids I&#39;d splash with color using Berry Kona Solids and New Pastel Kona Cotton Solids. Wheee..Now I need to look away before I spend money I don&#39;t have! Thanks for the giveaway!

I watched this video last night – very cute. I like the red fabric you picked for your interpretation. Thanks for putting my name in the hat for the drawing. Fingers crossed. This is such a nice quilt would be something to actually be able to finish!

Very cute pattern and lovely version by you. I think I&#39;d pick Mormor, but maybe Ansonia. Not sure of the coordinating solids, I&#39;d have to maybe rely on them for that. Love them both. Thank you!

I would choose Country Girls by Tasha Noel for the prints and Moda Silver for the solid.<br /><br />Good timing on this giveway. I need to think about a charity quilt for the guild and this would be perfect.<br /><br />Dianne

I&#39;m rubbish in putting colours together which is why I usually buy FQ bundles, jelly rolls etc. I like Moda&#39;s colour me happy which I am guessing might go nicely with the silver Bella solids. Thanks for the chance of winning some lovely stuff!

I would choose Ansonia by Denyse Schmidt and before I second guess myself – Black Bella Solids. This will be my 4th quilt. I am just beginning to get back into sewing since high school…. many years ago. I think I am addicted to all fabric 🙂

I would use Daydreams by Kate Spain and pair it with some solids from the new Dusty Kona solids and the new Classic Kona soilds. It is such a sweet pattern that would look great in so many different styles of fabrics!

So many beautiful charm packs to choose from but I think I&#39;d go with Storybook by Kate and Birdie for Moda and a coordinating solid. Or maybe Wishes by Sweetwater for Moda and a coordinating solid. <br /><br />Kelley<br />kelley (at) jaynet (dot) net

I would definitely choose Bobbins and Bits (Pat Sloan) and maybe a cheddar or red solid to go with it for my sewing room. It would be perfect! Thank you for this special giveaway!<br />Blessings,<br />Jodi<br />mtnfamily2013@yahoo.com

I think I might be naughty and do what the lady above did and choose four prints–Color me Happy, April Showers, and 2 sphere! I&#39;, feeling guilty, I would probably end up doing April Showers and red and blue solids, or red and snow white. Thanks for the giveaway, and I really do love your quilt.

Thanks for sharing your version. I am always surprised and very pleased when someone uses a &quot;neutral&quot; that is not whitish. It&#39;s inspiring to see the red. I&#39;m still not so bold myself so I would choose the lace tonga treat as my solid and volcano bali snaps as my print. Did I mention I like batiks?

I love your quilt! I especially love how you did the backing. I would like Billet Doux, Color Me Happy, or Chantilly. There are so many I love it&#39;s hard to pick. Thanks for a chance! :)<br /><br />tdkcarpenoctem@hotmail.com

I love this quilt and can&#39;t wait to make one. I love so many of the charm packs, but I think my first choice is Chantilly by Lauren and Jessi Jung with a solid green charm pack. Thanks for the chance to win.

I would pick Splash batiks by Hoffman and Kate Spain&#39;s Day dreams as I definitely need a little bit of bright color after this long winter in Pennsylvania! Thanks for a chance to win and your quilt is beautiful.

Oh let&#39;s see, I like April Showers, I like Mosaic, I like Wrens &amp; Friends, and I like any batiks because I have none . . . AND I like your little story at the end of the post! So nice of him to pay you the compliment. I would have given him the quilt and made his day!

I love this pattern and your quilt is beautiful! I love April Showers and Daydream by Kate Spade. It would be hard to choose between those two. Keeping my fingers crossed! Thanks for the chance to win!

I love, LOVE your quilt!! The Cherry red is so bright and fun. And I love the pale aqua with it!! I think I&#39;d pick the Ace All Stars and pair it with the Cherry Red. Or maybe I&#39;d go with the Wishes pack. Thanks for the chance to win! <br /><br />gnlenhardt@juno.com

I think the April Showers is wonderful, but my little neighbor girl that is learning to sew is in love with Roundup and of course she would need a coordinating solid. They&#39;re all so pretty it&#39;s hard to choose. My email is hugci@comcast.net. Thanks so much for the chance.

Pepe in Paris is so cute! I like Color Me Happy as well. And your quilt (using the Wishes collection) is so cheery — looks like a pleasant pattern to assemble. There may be a quick quilt in my near future…

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